(HealthDay)—Many U.S. health food stores recommend the dietary supplement creatine to minors as an athletic performance enhancer, even though major medical societies discourage its use by kids under 18, a new study reports.
Jan 3, 2017
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Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have developed a new comprehensive method to create customized bikes or adapt old ones. The customized bikes adapt to the characteristics and needs of each person, thus improving ...
Oct 28, 2016
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Over the course of the Rio Olympics, 450,000 condoms were distributed around the athlete's village. This may be surprising considering the common view that abstinence from sexual activity can boost athletic performance.
Oct 4, 2016
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The more of a certain kind of passion varsity athletes have for their sport, the more favourable their attitudes towards the use of performance enhancing drugs, or PEDs, according to a recent study.
Feb 4, 2016
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Physical performance after periods of hypoxic training in low-oxygen conditions has become a matter of growing controversy within the scientific community. An international study, with the help of Spanish researchers, compared ...
Jun 26, 2015
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A preliminary study of retired National Football League (NFL) players suggests that history of concussion with loss of consciousness may be a risk factor for increased brain atrophy in the area involved with memory storage ...
May 18, 2015
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Football teams are claiming it improves their athletic performance, and according to new research from Kansas State University, it also benefits heart failure patients. The special ingredient: beetroot.
Oct 23, 2014
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Energy drinks (EDs) are marketed as having the ability to improve energy, alertness, concentration, and athletic performance. These beverages have become increasingly popular among teenagers and young adults over recent years, ...
Apr 8, 2014
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Supplementing runners with the naturally occurring amino acid beta-alanine considerably improved their performance over 800m according to a study aimed at field-testing laboratory research around the popular performance enhancing ...
Feb 24, 2014
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Unlike many drugs, caffeine may be taken legally by people of all ages, which helps make it the world's most widely used stimulant.
Jan 10, 2014
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